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# Renewable energy Contract for Difference Research

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-567bd1e1-b052-4df6-a6c8-ac6ef494eabf

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has recently awarded a contract for the "Renewable energy Contract for Difference Research" project. The procurement process was an open procedure (below threshold) and was initiated as a tender. The contract period is from 20th March 2023 to 28th July 2023, with a tender deadline of 20th February 2023. This research and development services project falls under the CPV category 73000000 and aims to explore the impacts of valuing Non-Price Factors in renewable energy support schemes.

This tender by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy provides growth opportunities for businesses, especially those involved in research and development services and related consultancy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are suited to compete for this contract. The project location includes various regions such as British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom, offering a wide scope for business engagement and collaboration.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition via an Open market tender. Brief Description of Requirement The application, purpose, outcome, or function of the services: - This project is about understanding the potential impacts of valuing Non-Price Factors (NPFs) in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme (the government's main renewable energy support scheme). - Emerging challenges this could help tackle include: a) supply chain challenges (increased supply chains disruption from Covid then war in Ukraine; surging global demand for renewable energy but insufficient manufacturing capacity; UK and European supply chains facing pressure in global markets), as well as b) the need to integrate an increasing proportion of variable renewables on the grid. This includes increasing system flexibility, retaining system operability and providing efficient locational signals to minimise system cost, mean that the CfD auction needs to evolve. Non-Price Factors is one of the CfD evolution options that is being considered as part of this evolution. - Currently, both CfD allocation and the value of contracts awarded (reflected in strike prices) are the product of a competitive auction purely based on cost. Amending the scheme to value other factors in some way would require material amendments, including possibly to auction structure and design. - Since this is a significant reform to a complex government policy, we need to understand a number of impacts associated to this policy namely: Value for Money (VfM) implications for electricity consumers; NPF impacts on auction outcomes (including any unintended consequences); impact on supply chains; and on wider system integration and flexibility. The implications for the users of implementing

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84d5943e-5d4f-462d-a4a6-b856908ac933 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 20 Mar 2023 - 28 Jul 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £69,565 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARINGA PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2023 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84d5943e-5d4f-462d-a4a6-b856908ac933

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84d5943e-5d4f-462d-a4a6-b856908ac933
  27th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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